LakeLivin
Armchair Quarterback
[if accurate]
While Slavin gave the Canes a discount compared to what he could have gotten on the open market, I think the term makes the dollar value seem like more of a steal than it is. You look at it and think "Slavin is worth way more than $6.5m per year", and right now he certainly is. But signing him through the age of 39 does merit a reduction in AAV.
Trying to get a feel for how term might affect the AAV, I considered the following examples:
8 x $6.5 = $52m
6 x $8.5 = $51m
While Slavin gave the Canes a discount compared to what he could have gotten on the open market, I think the term makes the dollar value seem like more of a steal than it is. You look at it and think "Slavin is worth way more than $6.5m per year", and right now he certainly is. But signing him through the age of 39 does merit a reduction in AAV.
Trying to get a feel for how term might affect the AAV, I considered the following examples:
8 x $6.5 = $52m
6 x $8.5 = $51m